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When Does Feedback Increase or Decrease Motivation?
Editor’s note: This is a special guest post from Jordan Miller-Ziegler, a graduate student in the Social and Affective Neuroscience Lab in the Department of Psychology at the University of Oregon.Just...
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Decision-Making in the Midst of Medical Un/Certainty
A recent string of articles in the media (and discussions in social media) have considered a particular type of breast cancer treatment called Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy (CPM). CPM involves...
View ArticleSet Clear Expectations (then secretly lower them)
I am reminded of a joke I heard from a colleague:A doctor was in the car with her 4-year-old daughter. On the way to preschool, the girl picked up her mother's stethoscope, which had been on the seat...
View ArticleAre Antidepressants effective?
One prays that they are, so many people are on them and so much, in terms of personal happiness, is riding on the effectiveness of the two dozen or so drugs now marketed as “antidepressants.” According...
View ArticleAbusing and Killing Baby Monkeys Again: Harry Harlow Redux
Harry Harlow is well known for his studies of the effects of maternal deprivation and tough love on young monkeys using what he called a "pit of despair" while at the University of Wisconsin (Madison)....
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Your Mind On Life: An Unofficial Journal to the First Half
Like it or not we develop – good, bad ways, baby steps, large leaps, crises, steady states. Much has been researched on this – that as adults do in-fact change, generally in cycles of 5-6-7 years of...
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Developing Your Personal Slogan
Because slogans are easy to remember, they can have remarkable power. Think how many people bought BMW because it is “the Ultimate Driving Machine,” chose Energizer over Duracell batteries because “it...
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Suing for Emotional Distress: "Outrageous!"
The answer is yes. But only if he or she did something outrageous.Intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED), also known as intentional infliction of mental distress or the tort of “outrage,”...
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Brain and Body by Batman: Art and Science of the Dark Knight
Panel description: What motivations sustain Bruce Wayne? What was needed to prepare him for his career as Batman? What has this career done to his psyche, his brain, his body? Psychology professor and...
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Depression and Body Dissatisfaction in Midlife Women
Depression has long been known to relate to body dissatisfaction and eating disorders. Recent research indicates that women in their perimenopausal years may be vulnerable to depression, as depression...
View ArticleEmotional Balance for Healthy Aging – 1st in a new series
My primary core belief about chronic pain—in fact, the very foundation of my practice—is how much it is perpetuated by emotion. When I ask my patients about their pain, 80% of the words they use to...
View ArticleHelping Boys to “Let it Go”
Once upon a time, there was a seven-year-old boy who watched and loved the Disney movie Frozen, Disney’s makeover of The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen. Unlike other movies that feature...
View ArticleBereavement Retreats: Healing and Perinatal Loss
In last month’s post, I looked at bereavement groups. This month, I am focusing on bereavement retreats that specialize in pregnancy and neonatal loss. Exploring these interventions individually is...
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Stop Picking on People for Their "First World Problems"
"There's nothing worse than having to wait in line at the DMV.""There's nothing worse than being out and having your phone die.""There's nothing worse than having a short in your iPhone charger where...
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In Praise of Harmless Old People
Many people go through life fighting. Perhaps they battled their way up the corporate ladder. Or they clashed with family, friends, and romantic partners. Or they fought for a cause, even one that...
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New Scientific Study: Being Honest Improved Health
Eighteen hours ago, I gave a presentation at the national convention of the American Psychological Association here in Washington DC. It was on the results from the newest study from my Science of...
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How to Cope as a Highly Sensitive Extravert
There are many misconceptions about highly sensitive people, one of which is the idea that all HSPs are shy, insecure and introverted. The truth is that high sensitivity is not the same thing as...
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High and Low: A Visualization of Diametric Genius
As I pointed out in a recent post, we now know that the diametric model of the mind is no longer simply that, but is a reality, independently revealed by brain imaging. As I showed, the new findings...
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